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Whirlpool refrigerator model GZ25FSRXYY2 Our ice maker is no longer dumping the ice it makes, I think the ice maker mold thermostat may need to be replaced. This thermostat is N. O ( normally open ) and when cold from the ice in the mold it will close, which tells the motor to dump the ice. how can this be tested ? To check it with an ohm meter will do no good because it is N. O. and it has to be ice cold to close. If I remove it from the ice maker and cover it with ice will that make it cold enough to close so it can be tested with an ohm meter ? Please email me direct at leewalt@powerbank.net because I may not be able to find this place again THANKS ! from north east iowa
First Bookmark this site in your browser. Icemaker Mold Thermostat If the ice maker is not working the icemaker mold thermostat might be defective. Inside the control module of the ice maker is a thermostat which monitors the temperature of the ice mold (ice tray). Once the mold reaches the proper temperature the ice maker starts a harvest cycle by ejecting the ice cubes and refilling with water. If the mold thermostat is defective the ice maker doesn’t advance. The thermostat can be checked for continuity. (See if it is closed). Replace it as needed.The freezer temp should be between 0-5 degrees for optimum performance. Icemaker Switch If the refrigerator ice maker is not working, check the icemaker switch. This switch frequently gets turned off by accident. If the switch is turned on but the ice maker still doesn’t work, check the switch for continuity with an Ohm meter. Replace as needed. Ice Level Control Board If the ice maker is not working the ice level control board might be defective. This refrigerator is equipped with an infrared light beam to detect the level of ice in the ice bucket. As the level of ice reaches the top, the beam is interrupted and the ice maker shuts off. As ice is used up and the level of ice drops below the beam, the ice maker starts up again. If the ice level control board fails, the ice maker will stop making ice. Door Switch If the refrigerator ice maker is not working, the door switch might be defective. When the freezer door is opened the freezer door switch does two things, it turns on the light in the freezer and turns off the ice maker and dispenser. If the door switch fails the dispenser will not turn on. The switch can be checked for continuity with an Ohm meter. If it doesn’t have continuity it should be replaced. Icemaker Module If the ice maker is not working the icemaker module at the front might be defective. The module has a motor that cycles the ice ejector arms around to push the ice cubes out when the ice maker thermostat closes. It also has contacts in it for the mold heater and water inlet valve. The motor or contacts of the module can fail. Usually there are test points in the module that a service person can use to determine if there is a problem with it or one of the related ice maker components.
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I’ve been reading all day on this. If your ice maker is making ice but not dumping it, it is likely a bad connection (on the end of the ice maker once you get it removed, under a panel) or a bad heating element. The heating element warms up to allow the ice to dump. If this is broken your cubes will form but will stay in the ice tray. You can buy a new one for around 40 dollars. If it is a connection you can use a multimeter to find where it’s bad and typically solder a piece of copper in to make the connection good again. I hope this helps!
I figured out why mine was not dumping the ice! I had emptied the ice bucket and when it was put back in, the light weight of the iceless bucket allowed it to lean forward slightly, which blocked the infrared light. This made it think that the ice was full. I taped the top of the bucket in the back to the freezer door. It’s dumping now! Will remove the tape when it gets more ice in it.
I have a KitchenAid KSRA25CN refrigerator. It has a set of infared eyes that need to be able to see across to each other, just like garage door sensors have. One of the two openings for the eye was partially blocked, thus blocking the eye being able to see the other eye. So the ice maker thought the bin was full of ice (the eyes being blocked is how it knows to stop making ice). I moved the bag hanging down and blocking it and it immediately dropped ice. For reference, one eye was under the switch to turn the ice maker on and off (on the right side of the freezer) and the other was at the bottom of the door open flap (left side of the freezer) that shuts off the ice dumping feature when the door is open so the ice doesn’t get dropped in the floor. Hope this helps!
